Sentence examples for influential generation of from inspiring English sources

Dr. Held was one of the last surviving members of an immensely influential generation of German-trained art historians, including Erwin Panofsky, Max Friedlander and Millard Meiss.

Today, Mr. Paxton, 65, is intellectual godfather to a new and influential generation of French historians, although he is still reviled by a conservative minority.

And these peers were among of an influential generation of young designers that included Alexander McQueen — like Mr. Galliano, both brash and British — before Mr. McQueen killed himself last year.

But this influential generation of consumers is growing up.

Naturally, all of this negative light casts a long pall over the 20-somethings that are fast becoming the most powerful and influential generation of workers and communicators that this country has ever known.

Though he may not have been the very first tap dancer to use the heel tap to push rhythm from the 1920s jazz beat to the 1930s swing beat, he certainly was the most influential; generations of dancers learned his style.

In addition they were hoping the painting would shed light on Matisse's life during World War I, when he came into contact with an influential younger generation of artists, including Picasso and Gris.

"He has also been hugely influential to generations of artists working after him".

Her use of practice theory "become so influential that generations of graduate students referred to it," he said.

And this?" Cunningham, intensely influential on generations of modern-dance choreographers, had made dance and music independent of each other, and its music was frequently hard to take.

He soon became famous for the expressive power of his pictures and the courageous persistence he applied to his work, both of which were influential for generations of younger artists.